A Good Password Law, Hardware Hacks, and More Security News This Week

Hardware hacks, the government gets two-factor, and more security news this week...

Researchers Unveil Square Reader Mobile POS Hacks

It wasn’t long ago when hacking a point-of-sale system meant deploying a RAM scraper at a retailer, sitting back and watching the credit card numbers roll in. Now that POS has gone mobile with vendors such as Square, Intuit, Revel and others using hardware fobs connected to smartphones and tablet...

Malicious Mobile Charger can Hack your iPhone within a minute

You might want to be a little more careful the next time you pick up a cheap knock-off accessory for your device to save a few bucks because new hardware hacks could be the next big thing among cyber criminals. Researchers say they've built a custom iPhone wall charger that can Install malware in...